Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the common properties of tailed phages and
potential criteria for their classification as an order and situating tailed phages with respect to …

Within the materials science community, proteins with cage-like architectures are being
developed as versatile nanoscale platforms for use in protein nanotechnology. Much effort …

This Meeting Review describes the proceedings and conclusions from the inaugural
meeting of the Electron Microscopy Validation Task Force organized by the Unified Data …

Raman spectroscopy has become a versatile tool in protein science and biotechnology.
Recent advances in spectral assignments and vibrational theory, examples of use in …

Viruses are cellular parasites. The linkage between viral and host functions makes the study
of a viral life cycle an important key to cellular functions. A deeper understanding of many …

▪ Abstract The Raman spectrum of a protein or nucleic acid consists of numerous discrete
bands representing molecular normal modes of vibration and serves as a sensitive and …

The three-dimensional structure of the baculovirus-expressed Norwalk virus capsid has
been determined to a resolution of 2.2 nm using electron cryomicroscopy and computer …

The unusual bacteriophage PRD1 features a membrane beneath its icosahedral protein
coat. The crystal structure of the major coat protein, P3, at 1.85 Å resolution reveals a …

The herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) capsid is an icosahedral shell approximately 15 nm
thick and 125 nm in diameter. Three of its primary structural components are a major capsid …

Formation of many dsDNA viruses begins with the assembly of a procapsid, containing
scaffolding proteins and a multisubunit portal but lacking DNA, which matures into an …